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-Wo-- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY The Balancing school and family see page 5 Women's snowboard team shreds j nationals A, V see Jrtge 6 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006 wsusignpost.com VOLUME 68 ISSUE 75 7r - 'n I.'EUia DIMS International student banquet The Services for International Students and International Student Club will sponsor a night of dinner and entertainment on Saturday. The event will feature foods from throughout the world, including food from China, Japan, Germany, Hawaii, Iran, Italy, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Ukraine. The show will feature music and dancing from the Middle East, Italy, Spain and Africa, as well as a cultural fashion show and door prizes. Tickets can be purchased at the Shepherd Union Building Information Desk and are $12 for students, $15 for adults and $8 for children. A portion of the proceeds will go to a Hurricane Katrina relief fund. Undergraduate Research Symposium The third Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium and Celebration will take place Monday in the Shepherd Union Building. The event showcases research by students at VVSU. Students will present both oral and poster presentations from noon to 5 p.m. Politician visits campus Congressman Rob Bishop wall be on campus today at 1 p.m. in the Shepherd Union Building Room 417. Bishop currently serves as U.S. Representative of Utah's first district, which encompasses Northern Utahn including Weber and Davis counties. Bishop was first elected in 2002, and reelected in 2004. He will be up for reelection again this November. For more information about the speech, call 626-6695. Diversity Ball The Weber State University Gay and Straight Alliance will sponsor a Diversity Ball this Friday. The ball will be held in the Shepherd Union Building Gallery from 8:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. Dress is semi-formal. Cost to attend is $5 per person and $7 per couple. Tickets will be available at the door. " r I p .. . i. . . , 4 : ? I ; ; 1 , ! o J James West Peter Owen Jacob Peters Meet the presidential hopefuls James West Vision Party James West, a Weber State University business administration senior, is currently serving as the non-traditional student senator. "My approach to everything I do is that I don't just try to do a good job," West said. "I try to make the job that I'm in better. I think the president of the Weber State student body can be a better job than it currently is. I don't need the line on the resume, and I don't See West page 3 By Brad Fidler sr. news reporter The Signpost Peter Owen Wildcats United Party Peter Owen, a Weber State University junior majoring in business administration, is currently the vice president of events in the Weber State University Student Association. "I enjoy serving the students," Owen said. "When I transferred to Weber from Utah State, I saw some of the potential that Weber had, and I've been working to improve Weber ever since." 'Not full of empty promises,' is See Owen page 3 Jacob Peters Independent Jacob Peters, a Weber . State University psychology junior with a political science minor, enjoys getting involved on campus. "I 've been up here WSU for about three years now, and I've always had a lot of fun at the university and I've really felt like I need to get involved," Peters said. "What better way to get involved than to get involved with the student government?" Peters said that he is a huge supporter of clubs and organizations because he feels See Peters page 3 Search for new men's basketball coach continues By Jon McBride sports editor The Signpost It has been three weeks since Weber State University had a men's basketball head coach; the school shouldn't have to wait much longer. Weber State Athletic Director Jerry Graybeal has been busy interviewing applicants for the vacancy that was created when Joe Cravens was released from head coaching duties after leading the Wildcats to their second consecutive losing season. Four candidates were interviewed Friday, and others were interviewed on campus yesterday. Graybeal said that these interviews have gone well. The applicants' qualifications will now be reviewed by a committee headed by Graybeal, and die finalists will be invited back to campus for a more in-depth interview. The interviews follow a specific format outlined by the committee previous to the applicant's arrival. "They provide some insight into their knowledge of Weber State and the history of its basketball program," Graybeal said. Having a coach familiar with the community and culture of the area is of great importance to Graybeal, specifically for recruiting purposes. Graybeal said he would like to see a greater number of players coming through the Utah high school basketball system on to Weber State before looking outside of the state. A head coach with the right recruiting initiatives is crucial to making this happen. Many of Graybeal's desired characteristics have been embodied by candidates such as University of Utah Assistant Coach Randy Rahc, former Brigham Young University head coach and Weber Sate alumnus Roger Reid, former Utah Valley State College Head Coach Jeff Reincrt, current UVSC Head Coach and Weber State alumus Dick I lunsaker and former Weber State Assistant Coach and player Guy Beach. Graybeal said he would like to select a new coach before die NCAA final four takes place April 1. In NCAA post-season action there were few coaches who switched mindsets quickly as the opportunity for a new job came before them. Utah State University Assistant Coach Don Verlin, whose Aggies were knocked out of die NCAA tournament in first-round play, was interviewed yesterday. Kerry Rupp is also among the interviewees now that the Indiana University Hoosiers, for whom he is assistant coach, got knocked out of the tournament in the second round. It remains to be seen how the Weber State players will react to which coach is selected. Two players have, however, informally announced their departures from the team for the upcoming season. See Coach page 3 4 J -- i ; i i mOlO BY TRICIA CERRARD IHfllCWUil LoaD'DiiDDDQ Mw m a 111 Members of the police officer standards in training class receive first aid instruction from a University of Utah Air Med helicopter pilot Monday night on the Quad. The purpose of Monday's class was to give training and increase the students' familiarity with Air Med. Although the pilot demonstrated flying the helicopter, no students were able to ride in it. Possible fines for senators who ditch ; r' i r : j : ; i . .1 , Js?a!Mrv... ..... Children's school seeks donations By Andrea Bean, Maria Villasefior and Logan Bowen news staff The Signpost The Melba S. l.ehner Children's School in the Weber State University McKry Education Building lost its federal I lead Start funding last year. For about five years, WSU teachers worked with local Head Start teachers to help them improve their developmental education for pre-school children from low-income families. "I think it was a great tiling to do to help the teachers out down there, and I think a lot of them learned from it and it was a positive experience from us for them," said Camie Bearden, Children's School supervising teacher involved with the I lead Start partnership. 1'or that service, 1 lead Start provided some funds to the WSU Children's School. Carole Ilaun, WSU Children's School director, said the funds were used to pay salaries, benefits, supplemental pavand other costs, but a change in how the university determines employee benefits resulted in the partnership not being renewed. "That's not to say Uiat eventually it wouldn't have happened anyway," I Iaun said of I lead Start not being able to cover some of die Children's School's costs. "Because, like I say, government funding has not been increasing for 1 lead Start in the way that they would like it to, and Uiey continue to serve a certain number of students and take care of things." I lead Start paid some employee benefits for the VVSU teachers in the partnership. In previous years, I Iaun said benefits were determined by salaries and were wordi about 39 percent of the teacher's salary. When the university adopted Banner, a new computer program and system, the way to calculate benefits changed, according lo Haun; instead of using salaries to determine benefits, each employee's individual situation established benefit amounts. In many cases, employee benefits increased. I Iaun said some benefits rose to 69 percent of a teacher's salary extra costs I lead Start picked up last year. Though 1 lead Start no longer provides benefits, salaries and supplemental pay to the teachers involved in the partnership, I Iaun said the Children's School is not decreasing the benefits and salaries. The supplemental pay is gone because there is no longer the supplemental work involved with the I lead Start partnership. Ilaun said she is working with Dean of the College of Education Jack Rasmussen to pay for the costs. Rather than raising tuition for the children attending the school, parents and teachers planned a fundraiser called Little Kids Big Art. The fundraiser was held in February at Universe City in Ogden. All children attending the school participated in creating art to be on exhibit. People who donated money received a piece of the children's artwork, I Iaun said. In addition to die children's art, local artists, including Carol Merrill, WSU Services for Women Students coordinator, and Randy Chatelain, associate professor iiv the Child and Family Studies Department, donated their own art to raise money for the cause. This was auctioned off in a silent auction. About 30 people on and off campus donated their time to the fundraiser, or their artwork for the auction. This is the first time a group of parents initiated and followed through on a fundraiser, I Iaun said. Many parents and teachers have also expressed interest in making the fundraiser an annual event. Approximately $3,000 was raised for the school. "Three-thousand dollars won't go very far," said Melissa Thomas, teaching assistant for the Child and Family Studies Department. "These teachers are highly underpaid and not appreciated by the campus." All the funds will be put toward teaching material, which many teachers would V I - p 1MIIII - - - . Mi 'h ) hi MAI I GLASS II II ill LSI AM Thomas plays outside the Weber State University Melba S. Lehner Children's School Tuesday. have had to buy out of their own pockets. In 19HB, the Children's School became Utah's first childcare center accredited through the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs. The school is a teaching school for young children of pre-kindergarten age, and it serves See Children page 3 HHOIOBY BRICE KfcLSCH II II MNHUbT Pacome Zokou presents his bill to the Student Senate Monday. Zokou's bill would impose a $100 fine for senators who miss their mandatory meetings. By Bruce Davis and Andrea Bean news staff The Signpost The Weber State University Student Association Student Senate meeting Monday began with a new addition to the senate. Brad Wahlstrom was sworn into the senate as a permanent proxy to fill the WSU Student Association HonorsBIS senate position for the remainder of the semester. He will fulfill all senate duties but will not be reimbursed, said Chris Ross, WSU student association business and economics senator. Also at die meeting, Pacome Zokou, WSU student association international students senator, introduced a bill he said was an attempt to protect die integrity of die student senate. The bill could impose a fine that would not exceed $100 for each senator who misses a meeting widiout obtaining prior written approval from the student senate advisor. If a senator misses a meeting without approval, the senator would present the reason of absence to die senate, which would vote on die matter. The fine was set at $100 because this is roughly what senators earn each week because of their tuition wavers, said James West, WSU non-traditional student senator. I le is a co-sponsor of die bill. "If you miss a senate meeting, which is the majority of your responsibility as a senator is that senate meeting, then we feel you shouldn't be entitled to that session's pay," West said. Currently, senators have to "Personally attend at least 80 percent of all Senate meetings held. If unable to personally attend a senate meeting, a proxy, within their constituency and with a completed Student Senate Absentee slip, must attend," as stated in the WSU Student Association Bylaws Title II Section C. The bill brought mixed tension among some of the senate, and senators questioned See Senate page 3

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-Wo-- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY The Balancing school and family see page 5 Women's snowboard team shreds j nationals A, V see Jrtge 6 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006 wsusignpost.com VOLUME 68 ISSUE 75 7r - 'n I.'EUia DIMS International student banquet The Services for International Students and International Student Club will sponsor a night of dinner and entertainment on Saturday. The event will feature foods from throughout the world, including food from China, Japan, Germany, Hawaii, Iran, Italy, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and Ukraine. The show will feature music and dancing from the Middle East, Italy, Spain and Africa, as well as a cultural fashion show and door prizes. Tickets can be purchased at the Shepherd Union Building Information Desk and are $12 for students, $15 for adults and $8 for children. A portion of the proceeds will go to a Hurricane Katrina relief fund. Undergraduate Research Symposium The third Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium and Celebration will take place Monday in the Shepherd Union Building. The event showcases research by students at VVSU. Students will present both oral and poster presentations from noon to 5 p.m. Politician visits campus Congressman Rob Bishop wall be on campus today at 1 p.m. in the Shepherd Union Building Room 417. Bishop currently serves as U.S. Representative of Utah's first district, which encompasses Northern Utahn including Weber and Davis counties. Bishop was first elected in 2002, and reelected in 2004. He will be up for reelection again this November. For more information about the speech, call 626-6695. Diversity Ball The Weber State University Gay and Straight Alliance will sponsor a Diversity Ball this Friday. The ball will be held in the Shepherd Union Building Gallery from 8:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. Dress is semi-formal. Cost to attend is $5 per person and $7 per couple. Tickets will be available at the door. " r I p .. . i. . . , 4 : ? I ; ; 1 , ! o J James West Peter Owen Jacob Peters Meet the presidential hopefuls James West Vision Party James West, a Weber State University business administration senior, is currently serving as the non-traditional student senator. "My approach to everything I do is that I don't just try to do a good job," West said. "I try to make the job that I'm in better. I think the president of the Weber State student body can be a better job than it currently is. I don't need the line on the resume, and I don't See West page 3 By Brad Fidler sr. news reporter The Signpost Peter Owen Wildcats United Party Peter Owen, a Weber State University junior majoring in business administration, is currently the vice president of events in the Weber State University Student Association. "I enjoy serving the students," Owen said. "When I transferred to Weber from Utah State, I saw some of the potential that Weber had, and I've been working to improve Weber ever since." 'Not full of empty promises,' is See Owen page 3 Jacob Peters Independent Jacob Peters, a Weber . State University psychology junior with a political science minor, enjoys getting involved on campus. "I 've been up here WSU for about three years now, and I've always had a lot of fun at the university and I've really felt like I need to get involved," Peters said. "What better way to get involved than to get involved with the student government?" Peters said that he is a huge supporter of clubs and organizations because he feels See Peters page 3 Search for new men's basketball coach continues By Jon McBride sports editor The Signpost It has been three weeks since Weber State University had a men's basketball head coach; the school shouldn't have to wait much longer. Weber State Athletic Director Jerry Graybeal has been busy interviewing applicants for the vacancy that was created when Joe Cravens was released from head coaching duties after leading the Wildcats to their second consecutive losing season. Four candidates were interviewed Friday, and others were interviewed on campus yesterday. Graybeal said that these interviews have gone well. The applicants' qualifications will now be reviewed by a committee headed by Graybeal, and die finalists will be invited back to campus for a more in-depth interview. The interviews follow a specific format outlined by the committee previous to the applicant's arrival. "They provide some insight into their knowledge of Weber State and the history of its basketball program," Graybeal said. Having a coach familiar with the community and culture of the area is of great importance to Graybeal, specifically for recruiting purposes. Graybeal said he would like to see a greater number of players coming through the Utah high school basketball system on to Weber State before looking outside of the state. A head coach with the right recruiting initiatives is crucial to making this happen. Many of Graybeal's desired characteristics have been embodied by candidates such as University of Utah Assistant Coach Randy Rahc, former Brigham Young University head coach and Weber Sate alumnus Roger Reid, former Utah Valley State College Head Coach Jeff Reincrt, current UVSC Head Coach and Weber State alumus Dick I lunsaker and former Weber State Assistant Coach and player Guy Beach. Graybeal said he would like to select a new coach before die NCAA final four takes place April 1. In NCAA post-season action there were few coaches who switched mindsets quickly as the opportunity for a new job came before them. Utah State University Assistant Coach Don Verlin, whose Aggies were knocked out of die NCAA tournament in first-round play, was interviewed yesterday. Kerry Rupp is also among the interviewees now that the Indiana University Hoosiers, for whom he is assistant coach, got knocked out of the tournament in the second round. It remains to be seen how the Weber State players will react to which coach is selected. Two players have, however, informally announced their departures from the team for the upcoming season. See Coach page 3 4 J -- i ; i i mOlO BY TRICIA CERRARD IHfllCWUil LoaD'DiiDDDQ Mw m a 111 Members of the police officer standards in training class receive first aid instruction from a University of Utah Air Med helicopter pilot Monday night on the Quad. The purpose of Monday's class was to give training and increase the students' familiarity with Air Med. Although the pilot demonstrated flying the helicopter, no students were able to ride in it. Possible fines for senators who ditch ; r' i r : j : ; i . .1 , Js?a!Mrv... ..... Children's school seeks donations By Andrea Bean, Maria Villasefior and Logan Bowen news staff The Signpost The Melba S. l.ehner Children's School in the Weber State University McKry Education Building lost its federal I lead Start funding last year. For about five years, WSU teachers worked with local Head Start teachers to help them improve their developmental education for pre-school children from low-income families. "I think it was a great tiling to do to help the teachers out down there, and I think a lot of them learned from it and it was a positive experience from us for them," said Camie Bearden, Children's School supervising teacher involved with the I lead Start partnership. 1'or that service, 1 lead Start provided some funds to the WSU Children's School. Carole Ilaun, WSU Children's School director, said the funds were used to pay salaries, benefits, supplemental pavand other costs, but a change in how the university determines employee benefits resulted in the partnership not being renewed. "That's not to say Uiat eventually it wouldn't have happened anyway," I Iaun said of I lead Start not being able to cover some of die Children's School's costs. "Because, like I say, government funding has not been increasing for 1 lead Start in the way that they would like it to, and Uiey continue to serve a certain number of students and take care of things." I lead Start paid some employee benefits for the VVSU teachers in the partnership. In previous years, I Iaun said benefits were determined by salaries and were wordi about 39 percent of the teacher's salary. When the university adopted Banner, a new computer program and system, the way to calculate benefits changed, according lo Haun; instead of using salaries to determine benefits, each employee's individual situation established benefit amounts. In many cases, employee benefits increased. I Iaun said some benefits rose to 69 percent of a teacher's salary extra costs I lead Start picked up last year. Though 1 lead Start no longer provides benefits, salaries and supplemental pay to the teachers involved in the partnership, I Iaun said the Children's School is not decreasing the benefits and salaries. The supplemental pay is gone because there is no longer the supplemental work involved with the I lead Start partnership. Ilaun said she is working with Dean of the College of Education Jack Rasmussen to pay for the costs. Rather than raising tuition for the children attending the school, parents and teachers planned a fundraiser called Little Kids Big Art. The fundraiser was held in February at Universe City in Ogden. All children attending the school participated in creating art to be on exhibit. People who donated money received a piece of the children's artwork, I Iaun said. In addition to die children's art, local artists, including Carol Merrill, WSU Services for Women Students coordinator, and Randy Chatelain, associate professor iiv the Child and Family Studies Department, donated their own art to raise money for the cause. This was auctioned off in a silent auction. About 30 people on and off campus donated their time to the fundraiser, or their artwork for the auction. This is the first time a group of parents initiated and followed through on a fundraiser, I Iaun said. Many parents and teachers have also expressed interest in making the fundraiser an annual event. Approximately $3,000 was raised for the school. "Three-thousand dollars won't go very far," said Melissa Thomas, teaching assistant for the Child and Family Studies Department. "These teachers are highly underpaid and not appreciated by the campus." All the funds will be put toward teaching material, which many teachers would V I - p 1MIIII - - - . Mi 'h ) hi MAI I GLASS II II ill LSI AM Thomas plays outside the Weber State University Melba S. Lehner Children's School Tuesday. have had to buy out of their own pockets. In 19HB, the Children's School became Utah's first childcare center accredited through the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs. The school is a teaching school for young children of pre-kindergarten age, and it serves See Children page 3 HHOIOBY BRICE KfcLSCH II II MNHUbT Pacome Zokou presents his bill to the Student Senate Monday. Zokou's bill would impose a $100 fine for senators who miss their mandatory meetings. By Bruce Davis and Andrea Bean news staff The Signpost The Weber State University Student Association Student Senate meeting Monday began with a new addition to the senate. Brad Wahlstrom was sworn into the senate as a permanent proxy to fill the WSU Student Association HonorsBIS senate position for the remainder of the semester. He will fulfill all senate duties but will not be reimbursed, said Chris Ross, WSU student association business and economics senator. Also at die meeting, Pacome Zokou, WSU student association international students senator, introduced a bill he said was an attempt to protect die integrity of die student senate. The bill could impose a fine that would not exceed $100 for each senator who misses a meeting widiout obtaining prior written approval from the student senate advisor. If a senator misses a meeting without approval, the senator would present the reason of absence to die senate, which would vote on die matter. The fine was set at $100 because this is roughly what senators earn each week because of their tuition wavers, said James West, WSU non-traditional student senator. I le is a co-sponsor of die bill. "If you miss a senate meeting, which is the majority of your responsibility as a senator is that senate meeting, then we feel you shouldn't be entitled to that session's pay," West said. Currently, senators have to "Personally attend at least 80 percent of all Senate meetings held. If unable to personally attend a senate meeting, a proxy, within their constituency and with a completed Student Senate Absentee slip, must attend," as stated in the WSU Student Association Bylaws Title II Section C. The bill brought mixed tension among some of the senate, and senators questioned See Senate page 3